What do I do when my emotions start to overwhelm me?

Write down all the facts about whatever you are going through, notice how facts are less scary than emotions and thoughts.

When your emotions begin to overwhelm you, one good thing to do that I have discovered is finding something to ground you. Is there a poem you like to read? Could you write out your emotions? Allowing your brain to focus on one task can be helpful. Additionally, I like to teach myself to "ride the wave", don't fight the emotions as they will get more overwhelming. Allow yourself to feel the ins and outs of your emotions.

I like this simple method: Breath in, count to four. Breath out, count to four. Doing something simple like focusing on breathing and counting can help relax you and help settle what emotions you may be feeling.

First and foremost: breathe. If you're body's not fed with enough air, it'll start playing tricks on you, so keep breathing and slowly process your feelings bit by bit when you're ready. Try to see what made your emotions surge like that and see if you can do something about it, like, say, walking away from triggers?

You can try different coping mechanisms to help manage your emotions when this happens, you could try writing a diary, a series of poems or stories about how you feel to let your thoughts out onto paper. I've tried it myself and it really helps! :)

Did something just happen? In that case allow things to cool down. Give yourself time to let your emotions settle (and give him time too) because outbreaks of aggression/sadness often cause adrenaline to spike, which can really cloud judgement. When emotions seem to build up every wall of your mind, it is best to take a break. Drink water and do something that you enjoy in personal quiet times. Do you like reading? Go online and find a book you may like to read. There are plenty of sources to read books for free online. Listening to music helps you? Youtube or ListenOnRepeat is a great idea! Best of luck!

Take a step back from the situation. Go for a walk, listen to music, go for a drive or take a shower. Emotions are weird like that; find what concerns you, and back away from it.

It's really difficult to control emotions, especially when they're all swarming in at once and overwhelming your mind. I find it really helps to ground myself. This means focusing on the outside world and reality, instead of getting caught up in what's going on inside my mind. Try focusing on 5 things that you can see at that moment. Then move on to 5 things you can touch. Next, 3 things you can hear. This makes you able to calm yourself more effectively at that moment, and gain perspective on what exactly it is that you're feeling. Separating yourself from overwhelming emotions, even for a few moments, can really help.

Listen to music, and whatever mood your feeling at that time, listen to the opposite of that emotion. If you're feeling upset/depressed listen to something upbeat like pop music. Or if your feeling angry listen to something calming, (Maybe sometimes it won't even have to be actual music, it could be the sound of an ocean too!) Or maybe drawing out what you're feeling and drawing on the paper as well what's making you feel that way. If you're feeling down, draw on a piece of paper what's making you feel that way. Then crumble up that piece of paper and throw it away. (This resembles throwing that thing that's making you feel that way, away so you won't have to feel that way anymore). Hope this helped! :)

Calm down and try to meditate whatever.. Actually it depends on the type of an emotion.. is it happy or sad.